Trump agrees to consider Australian exemption from tariffs, describing Albanese as ‘very fine man’
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
US President Donald Trump has agreed to “consider” exempting Australia from the 25% tariff he has imposed on imports of steel and aluminium to the US.
Trump gave the undertaking during a wide-ranging 40-minute conversation with Anthony Albanese early Tuesday morning (Australian time). The prime minister, speaking to a news conference...
